The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-23
THE PRINCES BAD BOYS,
The Youths Are Very Rapid and Are
Not Overly Brilliant.


London Letter IN Philadelphia Telegraph.
People are asking why it is that the sec
ond next King of England has been suddenly
ordered Off to the sterile rock of Gibraltar,
whittier he has just departed in company
with or in charge of a couple of equerries
not too remarkable for youth or bonhomie.
No one who knows Glib will think that
Albert Victor has gone out there OF his own
accord, and the official explanation that 1t
Is necessary for him to do duty with the
Rifles out there it is only genteel way of
letting the young Prince down easy. The
fact is that his royal highness' papa has
been SO busy of late going round with the
hat for the Imperial Institute that he has
not had time to look after his hopeful sons,
who are just about the age when hopeful
sons require a little supervision, and
who are getting more like their father
every day.
1t is whispered that the elder has been a
little bit on the spree, and that various con-
siderations have induced the temporary ex-
lie Of this promising chip of the old Guelph
block. Meanwhile brother George has been
displaying praiseworthy readiness to keep
up with the times Quite recently he pre-
sented papa, they say, with big bundle OF
bills, which he confessed his inability to
meet. Albert Edward scratched his head
finally let fly at his promising No. 2 with
more vigor than elegance How dare he run
up such bills! How dare he ask his father
to pay them out of his slender resources!
when | was your age" said he
in conclusion-':You were, sir, twice as
bad" said young George completing the
sentence for him. "Ah, we'll" said papa,
'I'll see what / can do for you" And now
he hethinks it rather rough on a father that
the little doings of his youth should be
brought to his remembrance by his own son.
But George must take care, or we shall read
one fine morning that he, too, has been de-
ported to some arid and enlinently respecta-
BILE spot. He is mothers darling though, is
George: and when she heard of the earth
quake she was in a fearful state of mind
until reassuring news came to hand from
her son.
The elder son is a nice looking lad, al
though not very strong physically. As a
lady remarked, on seeing him with his
sloping shoulders at the theatre one night
recently: why, bless the boy! he looks for
all the world like a champagne bottle" AS
possible future King, it behooves us to look
upon him with due respect, but candor COM
pels me to say that he is intellectually far
inferior to his father and brother George,
who, by-the-way, is general favorite with
all.
A friend of mine a few weeks ago was in
vited to meet Prince Albert Victor at a
country house in Surrey, and had the
honor of assisting at the important func-
ton of the Princes first rat hunt, over
which he tho Prince) was moved to greater
enthusiasm than he was ever known to ex-
hibit before. A little joke occurred on the
same day, which amused the Prince
nightly. Sir Francis Doyle was one
OF the party, and was duly
introduced to Albert Victor; but,
being very shortsighted, he mistook an
equerTy for the genuine simon pure, to
whom he made profound obeisance The
Prince was hugely delighted at the mistake
and would not have the worthy Baronet I'M
deceived. He watched during the rest of
the day with the keenest enjoyment Sir
Francis royal highnessing and kow-towing
to his equerry, and to this moment Sir
Francis Doyle is ignorant of the mistake he
made.